Help me figure this out...please.

[hippywife]

If you are of a certain age, you might be able to help me remember what this was. I'm 49 and I grew up in central Ohio. Those facts may help a little.

When we were kids, my mom (who doesn't remember this) used to give us a type of cracker to snack on that resembled a graham cracker in shape but not in flavor. They were slightly sweet and crispy but not a cookie or a Townhouse type cracker. They had a slight vanilla-ish flavor.

The flavor of these crackers is stuck in my memory but I just can't identify what they were. I can't seem to even find anything on the shelves that even resemble them. They weren't arrowroot cookies - I tried those. I don't remember the packaging, either. They may be something that's not made anymore.

It's driving me crazy! Anyone have any ideas at all? :shrug: :crazy:

[jojo54]

1. Sorry, I'm 4 yrs older than you and can't remember

anything like that.

BTW, I'm still trying to find anyone that remembers Whip n' Chill.

Sorry for the non-help.

[hippywife]

2. That's okay.

I don't remember Whip n' Chill, either. Thanx for kickin' the thread, tho. :hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

3. Zweiback?

[hippywife]

4. Those are the

thick teething things, aren't they? If they are, I don't think that's it but it might be worth a try. The ones I'm thinking of were also very thin and light.

Thanx! :hi:

[AlCzervik]

5. maybe icebox cookies? My Nana used make those, they were thin and almost lacey

i think she might have used super finely ground almonds in them, the cookies didn't taste like almonds though.

[hippywife]

7. No, these were

definitely store bought. They resembled a rectangular graham or club cracker. :hi:

[AlCzervik]

10. were they stamped out the graham crackers so everyone was perfect or were they irregular shaped.

[hippywife]

12. Definitely stamped out

like graham crackers.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Shortbread?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortbread

[hippywife]

8. Still not it.

I'd recognize shortbread as I make those and love them. Thanx for trying, tho. :hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Water Crackers? New England biscuits? Rice? Rye Crispbread? Polenta crackers? Vanilla Wafers?

[hippywife]

11. What are the

New England biscuits? Not any of the others, I'm afraid. Isn't this a little maddening? LOL

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Sea biscuits - that's what I was thinking of!

I couldn't think of the name until you asked.

Also called hardtack.

They're brilliant for New England Clam Chowder, which is why I think of them as "New England Biscuits".

[hippywife]

14. Are they salty

or definitely sweet? The ones I'm thinking of look and snap like a club cracker but taste like a cookie.

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. They're definitely not sweet

It's just flour, water, and maybe salt.

Probably not what you're looking for.

[AlCzervik]

17. Hardtack? We used have Common crackers, i know you're far above anything "Common" but that's what

we used to have. The plain ones, not the cheese kind, maybe those are new.

[Orsino]

15. Captain's Wafers?

Very slightly sweet and buttery...but to my mind not much of a vanilla flavor. Could these be what you're looking for?

[hippywife]

16. Nope.

Not a salty cracker. They looked like them, tho, but tasted like a cookie. :hi:

[PassingFair]

19. Cinnamon Grahams?

[hippywife]

20. Those are an addiction of mine.

I can't open a sleeve and not finish it all. LOL So I'd definitely know if were them. :hi: